Although one character has sex, it is nothing that 14 year olds don't know about, they get worse in personal social education classes. However, I think that the cocaine is an issue, because teens are easily mislead.
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The Upper Class
(2007, Fiction - Coming of Age, Written by Hobson Brown, Carolyn Says)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 99; suggested age 15. -
Is it any good?
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Common Sense says
Good friendship tale, but sex, drugs, labels, too.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 15–18
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What Parents Need to Know
About The Upper Class
Parents need to know that younger teen girls who are into all of the "popular girl" series books will want to read this, but it will slap them with all the same raw, adult themes that make these books guilty pleasures. Teens drink a lot, smoke -- and even snort cocaine. One protagonist loses her virginity in the school library; another has an eating disorder. There is swearing, lots of label name-dropping -- and even some pretty disturbing hazing.
Read our full review by Kate Pavao
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- I rate this title on for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
A good read for a mid teen girl
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
A Great book for Highschoolers!
I read this book as a mature 11 (almost twelve) year old. This was defiantly not appropriate for me. The biggest issue for me was the drugs. Everything else I had been exposed to while silent reading, but the drugs I had not experienced. With that said, the book was very good, but also VERY inappropriate. This book is great for grades 9-12.
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
Under 13?
From the reveiw this is NOT a kid-friendly book. If you are under 13 you sould definitley NOT read this book.
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
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